PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bull Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ho Chi Minh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dog comes into the arena with Jukebox Hero blaring out of the sound system. Ho Chi Minh looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Dog
vs
Chi Minh

179 cm
21
191 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bull Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ho Chi Minh!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minh has a takedown stuffed.

Dog closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dog content to control rather than advance.
Minh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dog scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dog lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Minh is rocked!
Minh won't allow Dog to pass to mount.
Dog looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Minh is still in real trouble! Can Dog finish him?

Minh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Minh looks gassed!
Dog looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dog working over Minh with some ground and pound. Minh looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dog winds up and cracks Minh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog lands strikes from half guard.
Dog content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dog lands strikes from half guard.
Dog wants to pass to mount but Minh is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minh is not content to let Dog control the position.
Dog scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dog lands with a punch from half guard.
Minh is looking to get back to full guard here but Dog has managed to pass to side control instead.
The referee warns Minh that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dog landing shots from mount.
Dog is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Minh can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dog working Minh over with strikes here.
Dog unloading with bombs!
Dog fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minh regains half guard.
Dog wants to pass the guard but Minh is defending well.
Dog prevents Minh from improving his position.
Dog knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Minh on the ground.
Nice strikes from Dog there.
Minh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Minh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dog stopping the sweep attempt from Minh.
Dog scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dog cracks Minh with a solid left hand.

Minh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dog doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dog manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dog is in close to Minh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Minh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dog connects with a couple of short punches.
Dog postures up in Minh's guard and throws a big left but Minh blocks it.
Dog has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dog with a nice head shot there.
Dog trying to control the position from guard on top but Minh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Minh working for a triangle but Dog defends it easily.

Minh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dog can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Minh seems to have recovered his senses.
Dog is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Minh goes for an armbar but Dog turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Dog.
Dog trying to control the position from guard on top but Minh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Minh looking for a guillotine here but Dog defends easily.
Dog won't allow Minh to sweep him here.
Dog trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Minh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Minh is working for a kimura but Dog is defending it quite comfortably.
Minh is thwarting Dog's attempts to control the position.
Minh frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dog tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Minh looking to secure an arm triangle but Dog defends it well.
Dog regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dog slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dog is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bull Dog dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dog shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dog showed some decent athleticism there.
Dog wants to take a breather but Minh is having none of it.
Dog lands with a punch from half guard.
Dog content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dog drops an elbow to the side of Minh's head.
Minh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Minh is staying active underneath Dog, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dog lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dog seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Minh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dog uses his free foot to push down on Minh's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Minh.
Dog controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog lands with some strikes.
Dog tries to control but Minh wriggling away.
Dog lands a big elbow.
Dog punishing his opponent with strikes.
Minh is working to get back to half guard.
Dog looking to finish Minh with some ground and pound. This is bad for Minh!
Dog trying to control but Minh is having none of it.
Minh gets back to half guard.
Minh works his way to full guard. Good work.

Minh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dog with a nice head shot there.

Minh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dog looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dog connects with a couple of short punches.
Dog is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dog postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dog lands a couple of digs.
Dog works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dog lands strikes from half guard.
Minh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Minh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dog drops an elbow to the side of Minh's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nice strikes from Dog there.
Dog wants to free his trapped foot but Minh is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dog working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minh is refusing to be controlled, as Dog sits in half guard.
Dog is pressing down on Minh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Minh is holding on for now.
Minh gets back to full guard.
Bull Dog overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Minh keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
Dog wants to stand but Minh is controlling his posture from full guard.

Minh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dog connects with a couple of short punches.

Minh looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Dog is defending well. Minh quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Dog has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Minh celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ho Chi Minh!